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14 Sep '12, 12pm

Indonesia's Energy Transit: Struggle to Realize Renewable Potential

Indonesia's Energy Transit: Struggle to Realize Renewable Potential

As with some other fast developing economies, Indonesia is characterized by economic growth and a widening middle class as social prosperity grows. But unless there is significant investment in its aging generation and transmission infrastructure the country could face an electricity crisis in this decade. Current conventional energy resources are unable to meet full base load supply, leading to daily blackouts in some parts of the country, and the government's target for 90 percent electrification by 2020 is woefully behind schedule and unlikely to be met. With annual electricity demand growth estimated at between 7 percent and 9 percent through the remainder of this decade the supply-demand imbalance will only widen further without investment in additional generation capacity. The irony of this situation is that Indonesia can, and should, be self-sufficient in energy sup...

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